Saw table



Feb. 10, 1948. r I ANDERSON I 2,435,765

SAW TABLE Filed Feb. 19, 1945 3Sheets-Sheetl INVENTOR.

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Feb. 10, 1948. j R. v. ANDERSON 2,435,765

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SAW TABLE Filed Feb. 19, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 10, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAW TABLE Ralph V. Anderson, Valencia, Pa. Application February 19, 1945, Serial No. 578,616'

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to tables for use in connection with power driven rotary saws and it is designed primarily for use where the saw is employed for grooving stock such, for example, as thicknesses of wood havingfabric applied to one surface.

An object of the invention is to provide a table the top of which can be quickly raised by the user to bring the upper surface above the level of the saw so that stock thus can be slid in any direction over the saw into proper position to be out.

Another object is to provide top shifting mechanism which is simple in construction and which can be operated easily by the user.

A further object is to provide adjustable means for supporting the top of the table normall at a predetermined angle and at a predetermined elevation relative to the saw.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may b made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as clamed.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the structure con stituting the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4, Fig, 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference I designates the legs of a rigid supporting frame which includes side strips 2 and end strips 3 which join the upper ends of the legs, and bottom strips 4 which likewise connect the leg and serve the added purpose of supporting a base 5 on which an electric motor 6 can be mounted.

The table top has been indicated at 1 and is provided, adjacent to its corners, with guide strips 8 each of which is formed with a longitudinal slot 9. Guiding bolts are extended from the end portions of the side strip 2, as indicated at Ill, and are seated in the respective slots 9, each of these bolts being provided with holding means, such as a nut I I and a washer I2, for holding the strip 8 properly assembled with the strip 2 but at the same time permitting strips 2 to slide up wardly and downwardly.

Brackets I3 are secured to and extended away from the end strips 3 and slidably mounted in 2 each of these brackets is a screw threaded rod I4 having a head I5 at its lower end. interposed between this head and the bracket is a coiled spring I6 which is maintained constantly under compression by nuts I! which are adjustably mounted on the-rod and are positioned above and in contact with the bracket I3. The rods I4 are connected to the table I, When the top I is in its normal position with nuts I! resting on the brackets I3,0bviously by adjusting these nuts the compression of the springs can not only be regulated butthe angle and elevation of the table can be regulated to meet the requirements of the user.

Mounted on each of the ide strips 2 adjacent to but between the strips 8 are plates I8 provided with slotted arms I9 extended downwardly therefrom and adjustably held to the side strips 2 by clamping bolts I9. Cams 20 are connected to the plates I8 by pivot pins 2I and one of these cams has an elongated arm 22 extended therefrom. This arm is held normally in one extreme position by a coiled spring 23 which connects it to the adjoining side strip 2. The other cam at each side of the structure has a shorter arm 24 extended therefrom.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that two pairs of cams are provided, one pair being located at each side of the structure and one cam of each pair having a spring restrained arm. All of the cams are of the same size and pro-portions and all of them are extended in the same direction. The cams of each pair are joined by a connecting rod 25 and both of these are also extended forwardly and joined to the upper arms 26 of bellcranks 2'I fulcrumed on brackets 28 secured to the front legs I. Rods 29 connect the lower arms of these bellcranks to a treadle 30 pivotally connected to and extending forwardly from the front legs I.

The parts are so proportioned that when the top I is resting on the rods I4, it also engages all of the cams 20.

A circular saw 3I is carried by a. shaft 32 which is journaled in suitable bearings 33 carried by the side strips 2. A pulley 34 is also secured to shaft 32 and receives motion through a belt 35 from a pulley 36 on the shaft of motor 6. The saw 3i is positioned where it can project into a slot 3! formed in the top I.

As before explained the top I is supported by the rods I4. These rods can be adjusted not only to vary the compression of the springs I6 but also to maintain the top normally at any desired elevation and at a desired pitch, either lateral or longitudinal. After the top has been properly ad- 3 justed, the treadle 30 is depressed. This will cause all of the cams 20 to be actuated simultaneously and to the same extent, the movement of the cams being such as to lift the table I from its normal position and until its top surface is brought above the top level of the saW.

While the table top is in its raised position the springs I6 are held under compression thereby due to the upward pull of heads I .against the springs. Withzthe table :top thus supported any work mounted thereon can he slid into position over the saw and after the work has been properly located the treadle can be released and the top I will move downwardly so as to expose :the saw thereabove to make a cut of the desired depth. The drop of the table top when thetreadle is released will be limited by rtheladiustableanuts l1 and will be accelerated by the compressed springs 16. The top will also be properly'guided during its upward and downward movement by the cooperating strips 8 and ibolts iii]. It has been found :in practice what by providing a table *top adiiustablysupportedzas described andicapab'le of upsand (down movement 'by .a means such as hereindisclosedzthe worklof grooving can beexpedited and,because of accuracy of the cuts :as :to "their depth, the invention is especially useful in groovingcwoodthaving a top layer ofrfabric. The invention is also advantageous because when the top is raised, work supported on the .top can he slid freely :over :any portion thereof without danger o'icontacting therrotating saw.

What is claimed is:

A saw table including a supporting structure having a motor driven rotary saw, a table top having a slot positioned to receive the saw, members on the structure adjustable toward or from said top, cams movably mounted on said members and engaging the top, means under the control of an operator for simultaneously actuating the cams to lift the top relative .to the structure and sawwhensaid members are inanyzselected position, cooperating means on the top and the structure for guiding the top during said movement, and spring restrained means carried by the top and movably connected to the structure for resistingthe lifting action of the top.

RALPH V. ANDERSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 225,323 Bennett Mar. 9, "1880 501,521 Marsh July I8, 1893 1,044,816 Phillipson Nov. 19, 19-12 FOREIGN PATENT-S Number Country Date 1-40 G-rea't Britain Jan. 3, 1899 

